Even as rains revived the hopes after a prolonged dry spell, farmers in Telangana face a shortage of urea. As they enter the crucial crop growth stage, they require urea in sufficient quantities in the next three months. The State Government has alleged that the Union Government is not providing the monthly stocks as was […]
Oil palm cultivation in Dandempalli Village in Nalgonda district, Telangana (file photo). The State ranks first in the country in terms of palm oil cultivation | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The Telangana Government has asked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to rescind the decision to reduce import duty on crude palm oil to 16.5 per […]
Infosys has sent personalised emails to staff members, requesting them to maintain standard working hours. Even as Infosys founder NR Naryana Murthy calls for Indians to work 70 hours a week, the IT services giant has flagged employees working extended hours, stressing on the need for work-life balance. Infosys has started a campaign to caution […]
Actor-singer Harry Styles turned up the heat at the Glastonbury festival. The former One Direction heartthrob was spotted passionately kissing a mystery woman in the VIP section of the fest, and the internet is low-key obsessed with finding out who she is. Also read: Harry Styles spotted in Rome for new pope announcement? Photo viral […]
Jun 28, 2025 09:24 PM IST Actor Shefali Jariwala’s death left the film industry in shock and her husband Parag Tyagi requested privacy while speaking to the press. Actor Shefali Jariwala’s sudden death on Friday evening left her family, including husband Parag Tyagi, shocked. Parag spoke to the press after her last rites on Saturday […]
NEW DELHI: Govt on Friday nudged banks to step up lending in view of healthy balance sheets and the reduction in interest rates by RBI. While reviewing the performance of state-run banks, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked banks to prioritise deposit mobilisation to support credit growth and pushed them to undertake special drives and leverage […]
Jun 26, 2025 10:17 AM IST Several videos of Sonam Bajwa coming out of an event in Mumbai to pose for the photographers, during which she made the request to them. Actor Sonam Bajwa was recently spotted at an event in Mumbai, where she had a friendly interaction with paparazzi. During the conversation, she politely […]
MUMBAI: An RBI report has called on lenders to reduce loan rates, saying financial conditions are conducive for transmitting the central bank’s 50-basis-point (100bps = 1 percentage point) policy rate cut from June 6 to the credit market. In its state of the economy report for June, RBI noted that high-frequency indicators for May 2025 […]
Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh up in arms against FTA with the US | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Our Bureau Indian farmers’ forum `Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh’ (RKM) has urged the government to stop its negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US as it fears that America wants to “dump” its subsidised farm products […]
The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) has asked the Government to reinstate standard packaging for edible oils to safeguard consumer interest. BV Mehta, Executive Director of SEA, said the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, initially included Schedule 2, which specified standard quantities by weight, measure, or number for packaging certain commodities. However, […]
